Ladies of the Ticker: Women and Wall Street from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression

by George Robb

Book Overview

Long overlooked in histories of finance, women played an essential role in areas such as banking and the stock market during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Yet their presence sparked ongoing controversy. Hetty Green's golden touch brought her millions, but she outraged critics with her rejection of domesticity. Progressives like Victoria Woodhull, meanwhile, saw financial acumen as more important for women than the vote.

George...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252082710
• ISBN13: 9780252082719
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"